Freight-car



M. CHRISTOPHERSEN.

FREIGHT CA-R.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. Il. I919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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FREIGHT CAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. Il |919. 1 ,333,464. Patented Mar. 9,1920.

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l TTOHNEYS WIT/VESSES M. CHRISTOPHERSEN.

FREIGHT CAR. APPLICATON HLED OCT. l, |919. 1 ,333,464. Patented Mar. 9,1920.

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To all whoni #may concer/n:

Be it known that I, MoRTnN Crinxrsfrorri- ERsEN, a citizen of the United States, and

.aresident ofthe `city'of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the' county of Kings and State of New York, yhave invented aI new and Improved `Freight-Car, of, which the,

following isa full, clear, and exact descripi i tion.

'lhisinvention relates to improvements in freight cars, an object of the invention beingtdprovide "a carof the box cari type having a movable roof which can be hinged to V'eithervsideof the car so as to expose theload and permit the same to be removed by means 'of ajder'rick or' other suitable mechanism throughl thetop of the car.

It isl a diiicult matter 'with some materials to properly vload and unload a box car through the opening provided by a sliding door at the side land `even where itis possible the work is v'slow and tedious. By providing a roof which'can be moved' out of the' way, -the operationvofloading and unloading cank be greatly expedite The mainobject therefore of my invention is toprovide a box car with a movable y roof and improved means for mounting' the roof and'o'perating thev same to hinge the roof into either side of 'the' carV as Amay be most convenient for vthe voperatlon.

'l VvVith these `and-otherobjects in view the invention consistsfin certain novel features of construction,` and combinations `and arrangements of parts,l as will be morelfully hereinafter described` and pointed outY the 1 claims.

` Inl the accompanying drawings- .Figure 1 is a view inside elevation;' n, Fig. 2is aview in end elevation; v

. Fig. 3 is 'aview in transverse section Oni Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view;A

Fig. 5 4isl a view Vin section 5 5 ofl Fig. 4,; and Y. ,Y

1 F ig.' 6 is a viewfin' section on kthe line 6-6 of Fig. 2.`

on the :line

l represents thel body Yofimy improved whichis of thefbox type vand 271s the roof which is made vseparate from `the bodyof the car and, is connected tothejbody at both sides by similar lmechanism Vand hence the description of one of such mechanisms Vwill 55,-. when the roof 1s 1n closed position, v1t wllli apply alike tobo'th. yV .y It is, of ourse, Vto be understood that Specication of Letters Iatenti' i Application nledroctqber' 11,1919. seria nofaza'es's."

Y Patented Mar.9',192o.

"i be watertight' andi that the roof and the body will `conform to the requirements of the railroads and will bev ystandard iny all respects., v n Y Theroof 2 at each side is provided with a series of brackets fixed' thereto and havingy integral perforated lugs 4 which are normally positioned between the perforated lugs 5 of bifurcated brackets 6 Iixedto the side of the car body. Below these brackets 6 longitudinally' movable bars 71 are .located andare supported byl pins 8 projectedthrough longitudinal slots 9 in the bars 7 and secured inthe car body 1 so as to'permit the necessary longitudinal movement of the bars.. 1 Y y The bars 7 are provided with brackets 10 carrying horizontal rpins 11 which are nor-Y mallypositioned in the perforated lugs 4A and '5 serving as locking'pins to securely Ziszmoved to one extreme position, the pins 11: will be withdrawn from the perforated lugs suiicientlyto free the lugs 4 and allow fthe roofto be elevated.

,It is, of course, to be understood that only one ofzthese bars 7 Ywill be operated' ata ,hold the roof onthebody. `When the bar i time so 'that While the` roof is freed at one side,' th`e` pins" k1l` at `the vother side hold the roof and operate as hingepins to allow the roof to be swung to an open position, as

indicated in Fig. 2. A r

The' body l is provided with the ordinary sliding doors. 12 at the sides which are locked inclosed position by means ofihasps 13 positioned over the ordinary keeper 14 and held bya locking piny 15. A. convenient means for moving the barf7 isr to provide` a'pivoted Ilever 16V connected byja link 17 with the bar -7 andprovide Va fhasp 18 at the free end ofithis lever 16 which maybe alsoVY 5 positioned over the keeper' 14 andlocked by means of vthesamepin 15' so that 'a single seal willoperate'toseal the door and lock the roof against unauthorized movement.

Theroof 2 at both ends is provided with normally vertical pivoted rods 19, these rods being pivotally'secured to the roof and movable in guide brackets 20' on the ends of the" car, said guide brackets having rotary moveosition's' the 'rods assume Ain operation. ulleys 21 are supported at thelower ends v ofl thev rodsl19fjandfguide casings 23 are ment to accommodate the varying angular secured td-theends 'of the car body and v normallym house the lower ends of the rods l 19 and the' pulleys to prevent-.possibility of accidental or unauthorized movement or the rods when the roof is in its closed position, and to guide the lower end of the rod intoYV the casing flared wings 24 areV provided on the casing, as shown clearly in liig. 2.

rA. shaft 22 is supportedv longitudinally in the bottom of the car body adjacent one side of the body and is provided at its ends outside of the ends ofthe car with drums 25. Cables 26, at one end, fixed toY and wound upon the drums `25, are passed over l p pulleys 27 supported by brackets 28 at the upper portion of the car ends, lare then passed downwardly and around the pulleysl 21 and then passed upwardly and are secured to eye ,brackets29 substantially in the saine horizontal plane with the pulleys 27.

A worm wheel 30 is secured on the shaft 22 at-one end of the Vc ar and is driven by means of a worm 31 on a short transversely positioned shaft 32 which projects to one side of the car body and is provided with a crank arm 33 to turn the same. This crank arm is preferably so constructed as to permit its hin ed movement to 'allow the samev to be locke vagainst the side of the car with the handle 34 in a recess 35 and held in such positionby means ofa pivoted covering plate 36 so as to prevent thepossibility of the handle becoming broken in the ordinary use of the car. `The worin 31 is prefere ably mounted in an oil case 37 so as to insure a free turning movement at all times. In.'

order to permitthe brake wheel 38 to be Y moved out of the` way of the roof, the brake shaft 39 is made of two sections hinged together, asshown at 40, and a sliding sleeve Y Vsired to give freey access to the load in the' 41 is normally positioned over theV hinged connection to hold the shaft sections in alinement, but when it is desired to operate Y the car roof, this sleeve can be elevated' and the upper section of the brake shaft swung outlivardly'to the dotted line position shown 1n ig. 1. Y I

The operation'is as follows: The bar 7 at one side of the car is moved longitudinally: i tomove thepins 11 out of theperforated lugs 4 on one side of the car, which would be the'rods 19t() move the roof ,to openposition and the roof maybe opened as far as decar. s

VTo' lower the roof it is simply necessary to turn the crank inthe opposite direction Y allowing the roof to be slowly lowered into closed position, and `when closed, the bai-,7 is againoperated to movethepins 11 into I the and secure theliioof in 'such'posi-vr tion.

Various slight changes `may be made in the general form and arrangement ofparts described without 'departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at vliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. e

Iclaim: Y

1. A car, comprisinga body, a roof com prisin a single membencovering the body,

separa le hinge .members connecting the roof at both sides with the car, and means on the ends of the body for swinging the roof on either of said hinge members. Y

2. A car, comprising a body, a roof, sep-` arable hinge members connecting the roof atbothfsides with the car, a lever operating the separable hinge members, and means for securing the lever against movement.

3. A car,'comprising a body, Va roof com;V

prising a single member covering the body, separable4 hinge members connecting, the roof at both sides with the car, Vpivoted rods at the ends of the'roof, pulleys on the rods, cables engaging the pulleys, and means for operating the cables to elevate the roof.

4. A car, comprising a body, a roof com-l` prisin a single member covering the body, separa le hinge members connecting the roof at both sides with the car, a shaft mounted in the car,y drums .on the ends .of the shaft, a wormr wheel on (the shaft, a

worm shaft, a worm on the worm shaft engaging the worm wheel, means forturning the worin shaft, 4and means operated by the` drums for moving the roof.V .y Y l 5. A freight car, comprisingVY abody, a roof comprising `a single inem er covering the body, separable means hingedly connect-r ing both sides of the roof with the body and means on bothendsof the body for,

elevating they roof. y l Y 6. A freight car, comprising a'body,fa

roof comprising a single membercovering the' body, separable means hingedly connecting bothA sides `of the roof withv the body, means, at both ends ofthe body for elevating the roof, a shaftl operating both of-said means, a worinr wheel on the shaft, a worin meshing` withA the vworin for turning the worm. y,

wheel, and means .YA freight. car, comprising` a body, a

roof on the body, perforated lugs on both.

sides ofthe roof, perforated lu son fthe body, a'sliding bar, and pins carried bythe bar andlmovable into Vand out of said perforated lugs.

. 8. A freight car, comprisinga body, a roof onvtlie body, perforated Vlugs on bothV sides of theY roof, perforated lugs on theY body, a sliding bar, pins carried by the .bar A and movableinto and outv of said vperfoijate-d.

lugs, levers hinged to the sides of the car, and links connecting the levers and the bars.

9. A freight car, comprising a body, a roof hingedly and separably connected` to both 'sides of the car, depending rodspivotally connected to the roof at its ends, pulleys carried by said rods,lbrackets secured to the ends of the car at opposite sides of the rods, a pulley on one of said bracketsat each end of the car, drums at the ends ofthe car, cables secured to the vother brackets passed around the pulleys on the rods, then over the pulleys on the brackets, vand then secured to the drums, and means for turning the drums. Y

10.`A freight car, comprising a body, a roof hingedly and separably connected to both sides of the car, 'depending rods pivotally connected to the roof at its ends, pulleys carried by said rods, brackets secured to the ends of the car at opposite sides of the rods, a pulley on one of said brackets, drums at the ends of the car, acable secured to one of said brackets passed around the pulley onthe rod, then over the pulley.

on the bracket, and then secured to 'one of the drums, means for turning the drums, and casings secured to the ends of the car and receiving the lower ends of said rods therein when the latter are in their lowered position.V

11. A freight car, comprising a body, a roof hingedly andrseparably connected to both sides of the car, depending rods pivotally connected to the roof at its ends, pulleys carried by said rods, brackets secured to the ends of the car at opposite sides of Vthe rods, a pulley on onev of said brackets,

drums at the ends of the car, a cable secured'to one of said brackets passedV around the vpulley on the rod, then over the pulley on the bracket, and then secured to one of the drums, means for turnin the drums, and guide sleeves receiving said rods, said guide sleeves connected to the ends of thev car and having rotary movement.

MORTEN CHRISTOPHERSVEN. 

